Restaurants in Athens

“Had dinner on Wednesday and it was so delicious! The atmosphere, the decor, and the service was top notch! The bathroom smelled amazing! The portions were Ridiculously big and food was wonderful! Definitely recommend ❤️”

“Everything was very good, but did not like the way you paid your bill, I want to know how much the bill was ahead of time, so I know how much to tip the waitress,”

“they were short staffed but worked their butts off!! good service and good food.”

“We eat here almost every other time we visit Athens from Tellico Plains. We absolutely love it! The Athens roll is a favorite. Thank you for always providing great service and delicious food every visit!! 😊”

“Outstanding and well worth the drive!!!!🔥”

“Best selection of authentic Mexican food in the area. Quality, preparation and proportions are excellent. Staff is attentive and friendly.”

“excellent food and service. Highly recommend.”

“This is my favorite restaurant. Just everything is the best you ever had. It’s like you have a Thai grandma and the food brings you joy, comfort and peace. We eat here regularly and I would encourage anyone to do themselves a favor and do the same.”

“Came in town from Texas to meet a relative at the restaurant. The food was good (nachos and chicken salad sandwich). Our server, Cheyenne, was awesome!”

“Visiting the area for the night, very happy with our choice of a dinner spot! Zach and the bartender (I’m so sorry, I forgot her name) were so friendly and helpful. I asked for local recommendations and the customers AND staff came thru for us ha. Food, cocktails and desserts were delicious. Loved the atmosphere, the vibe and the decor.”

“I want to say the food is delicious. I have eaten here over the years.

I would honestly eat here more often through takeout but I hesitate and decide against ordering takeout because they place your hot food in STYROFOAM.. up until recently they also put HOT soup in strofoam but they recently started putting it in plastic. I understand plastic isn't great either but I believe better than strofoam for hot food. At least it's not melted into your food by time you get to where you are going to eat it. Now if they will replace the other strofoam takeout containers with a better option then I would get takeout more often.
I want to order takeout SO PLEASE change from your STROFOAM containers to healthier options. I want just food.. not added chemicals.. thank you!”

“We used to go here before they moved n we loved it. We were disappointed that the internet said they are open til 11pm but they didn’t share that they stop serving food at 9 pm. The food got quite expensive since they moved. We went here about a month ago and had the steak tips that we split and got the macaroni and cheese n some sort of root sticks that were like potatoes n were very good. They were out of the plantain which was disappointing at the time. We got a side of beans n rice which was good but these are all very very small portions now and we think it’s pricy though the food is good, we shouldn’t have to split a meal to afford it. So glad that we got to enjoy some singing while we were there also. That was fun. We don’t drink alcohol so we don’t know about any of that. We do recommend this place if you can afford it cuz all of the food we ordered was good.”

“This is a real “Authenic” Mexican place. One of the best Burritos 🌯 I have had in TN. There definitely have a loyal customer now. Jonny was an awesome host!”

“Great food, great service”

“We had a wonderful family dinner here with great service. All of the food we had was delicious and not over priced. I especially suggest the Hawgbacks appetizer. Their loaded potato soup is absolutely delicious and filling. My daughter said they have the best corndog.”

“Best food and customer service I’ve had in a long time. My kids are pretty picky and they were asking for more.”

“Been wanting to stop here as we pass through on the interstate several times a year and finally did. It's about an 11 minute drive off the exit. This is a good-sized production facility with a gift shop/visitor center & ice cream parlor as a small part of it. Signs pointed toward the visitor center, but directly across from it where you would assume the parking was, were 'employee parking only' signs. Visitor parking was way off to the side of the building, making it very confusing where visitors were actually supposed to enter. I almost gave up, but eventually we figured it out. Gift shop had a lot of really cute stuff. I loved their t-shirts but unfortunately they mostly had only L & XL in most of the styles. The employees there were really nice, and the ice cream selection was great and tasted super fresh and creamy (no freezer burn/ice crystals). Nice outdoor dining area with fence and space for kids to frolic. A nice little break from our travels, but it would be nice if they made better directions for where visitors are supposed to go.”

“We love this coffee shop, but recently they have changed their espresso beans and unfortunately they taste burnt with no complexity. Worse than Starbucks Burt. Wondering if there’s any chance they might go back to the old beans or offer a back up option? I understand they wanted to work with a local roaster, but perhaps they could consider the taste … 😕over local. 13-15 of our friends and family feel the same way so I don’t think it’s just me 💜”

“Lovely place, the people were super nice and the food is amazing! I got the French Dip and Potato salad. 10/10 overall the cookies are also amazing!!”

“absolutely 💯 great food. great staff great service. Thank you!!!!”

“i needed my 7 brew fix so i went to the athens location! lydia was so nice and bubbly when speaking to her. my drink got done within the blink of an eye and was the best i’ve ever had! 10/10 for the athens, al location!”

“Supporting locally owned and awesome food!❤️”

“this place is basically a lil shack with 3 older ladies working it. we ordered burgers and hot dogs. the burger was very good it is a hand made patty very juicy. they keep kind of odd hours 1030 to 545 during the week and 1030 til 245 on Saturday. I will definitely go back if nothing else to talk to those 3 ladies and have a great burger.”

“Absolutely the best quality restaurant i've EVER been to. My girl and i decided to have our 2nd date somewhere new for a nice sitdown dinner tonight and omg. The staff there are amazing and VERY kind. Their cheese sticks and burgers are on a whole other level. We ordered a 2nd serving of their cheese sticks they were so good. We even got to meet the cheff and she was so sweet. We learned that everything including the cheese sticks and sauce are homemade with a custom recipe and they blow ALL other restaurants out of the water literally. This place serves ALL ganras of food. From burgers to fish to steak to sushi and more. I VERY HIGHLY recomend this place to all couples and families. Night time seems to be the more peaceful adult time because there were very few people there. But it was VERY relaxing atmosphere for a date night with your significant other. Be prepared though because this place will have you asking for seconds. My girl and i will DEFINATELY be coming back here. 500/10 score.”

“Huge compliments to Bojangles!!! My son was super upset to not have his Chocolate milk with his Cookie. Since they forgot to give it to us. I called a little upset because I couldn't make him happy by going back to get it. As we are at work. They brought us his milk, since we were not to far away! Thanks so much BOJANGLES!!”

“great they were delicious and the lemon filled had enough filling.”

“Absolutely the best Restaurant in Athens if not East Tennessee! Great family, atmosphere, perfectly fresh food, and awesome staff. Don’t go anywhere else!”

“We recently went back one last time as we were about to give up on them since they destroyed the awesome original menu but this time we were pleasantly surprised! The NEW pot roast was out of this world and we highly recommend it when you can! Wish I could share a pic though!”

“Patience is an amazing server I highly recommend her she is so sweet and will take good care of you go to ruby Tuesday in athens and ask for her”

“Went to check out the cashier did not ask how my meal was. I asked her do they not give refill on drinks there was a couple behind said they didn’t get any refills on there drink she seemed like she didn’t care.”

“This place is a hidden gem. Family ran and always has the best sweet treats. So friendly every single time I have come! I always get the strawberries and Oreos crème and every time it CLAPS! I wanna see this place busy! So please go in and support this amazing local business!!!”

“Even though they no longer have the lobster rolls (I love those) I purchased the meal the cashier recommended and I really enjoyed it. It was the fish and battered shrimp meal. I also purchased an additional 4 pieces of battered shrimp. I am so glad I did! They were wonderful!! They were hot, fresh and good size too. I will definitely be back!”

“I have not got to try their baked goods here. But I can tell you how beautiful the place is inside and out! Had Dave cater our wedding and the food was amazing! Made me have to buy a smoker and look up some recipes. Definitely recommend Sunshine Hollow and all they have to offer!”

“I know Hardee's in New Ulm MN has had some issues, but I went there today and was more than impressed! there were at least four people working there and they were so friendly and the food came really fast. it was fresh and hot and delicious! I can't wait to go there again, it looks like they have really pulled it together!”

“Stopped by for the first time to try this place today. Fantastic! I tried the caramel blended freeze and chocolate chip muffin top. The freeze drink was creamy, sweet and really good caramel flavor. The muffin top went well with it and was nice and chocolatey. It was fun to see how much fun the staff had making the drinks and chatting with customers. Will be back!”

“I haven't ate at Applebee's in several years though I would try it again Nice restaurant but the food is average or below everything tasted like frozen reheated especially the spinach dip the burger and fries were good, just not the way Applebee's used to be”

“Food tasted great! the cashiers were very nice and even complemented my car ! Great experience this evening.”

“love it the people is nice.. it's a nice quiet place to eat we always do the all you can eat buffet.”

“Fast service. Friendly service. Kristina is so sweet and friendly. Love going to this dq. The food was fresh and amazing 💙 thank you Kristina for recommending the bacon ranch burger. It was delicious”

“Athens Burger 🍔 King 👑 cured my hunger, and helped complete a interesting Christmas idea! Thanks for being fun!”

“I am never disappointed when I go to this location! Ashley took my order today and was the absolute SWEETEST!!! It's people like her that make me want to continue to order from this location. I highly recommend the Athens, TN Cook Out location.❤️”